Well here’s some morning swexiness to get your ass out the bed. The newly married, and official blockbuster producer,Clifford “T.I.” Harris, is sexing up not one…but 2…covers of UPSCALE mag’s September/October 2010 issue.
We’ve got the first look at both dapperfied covers, plus why his arrogance is his best character trait, why being loyal gets tiresome, leaving hip-hop behind, and which specific quality he loves in a woman when you read on…
I do love a man in a tailored suit. Nice.
Here’s a few quotes from T.I. in this month’s issue:
On his new album:
This project just like all of my projects will be a open window into my life, what I’m going through, how I feel and where I am right now.
On where he is:
I’m still learning and growing everyday. I do believe this project is in some ways the final installment of a trilogy. TI vs. TIP being the first one…. I hope that events of my life are captured in music in all of my records. So they were there for the beginning, they saw the middle (with Paper Trail) and now the only thing left to be seen is the conclusion.
On the advice he’d give to young Clifford Harris:
I would say man, if you knew what I knew, you would chill out… I would tell myself you’re going to be alright later on, all you have to do is cool out, you might not see it right now, but you have a reason to fall back. I just hope that I would listen.
On his best and worst character traits:
I can manage to be arrogant or confident as well as be humble and possess a certain level of humility. I can be aggressive and I can also be mild mannered.
On his future in hip hop:
I know I still have the ability to do it, but I don’t know if I have as much passion to do it as I once did… I might find that I’m more effective in another capacity, but I won’t know if I don’t ever try. I have other talents and abilities that I may not be paying any attention to because I have this first one that I’m very fond of and I’ve grown attached to… As an artist I still would like to be better, but as an artist, I think TI has had a stellar career already.
On loyalty getting in the way of business:
…If I say I’m gonna ride with you, I’m gonna ride with you. That’s personally, professionally. So even if I know that you might not be all what everyone else thinks you’re cracked up to be, I’m still gonna ride it out with you. It does get tiresome and it does get gruesome at time, but I don’t know no other way to be.
On being a daddy:
I make them look up different places and ask them where would they like to go. I just spend time with them. I try to stimulate their interests and build on that.
On his favorite quality in a woman:
Just having that instinct of when to take charge and when to fall back.
Why do I like him more and more as time goes on?
Photographer credit: Hannibal Matthews
